Music

Think back to when you were a teenager. Do you remember how excited you were when your favorite singer or band released new music? Did you listen to the music on repeat? Did you memorize the lyrics?
Now, fast forward to today. Are you still as...

Today is Veterans Day, a special day in which we honor the men and women who served in war. There are many ways to remember their sacrifices but we’ve come up with a few choices and, because we are The Music Junction, they all have...

The Internet has been abuzz with a new musical instrument that has an interesting name and packs a serious sound.
Turkish musician Görkem Şen created the Yaybahar and demonstrated its sound on a video that has since gone viral. The instrument is impossibly large and looks...

We already know about the exciting neural activity that happens when we play music and how it creates lasting effects that benefit children in school, even older students who aspire to be doctors. Now, a music major turned entrepreneur says his degree helped him succeed...

Heartbreak. End of a friendship. Loneliness. Or just a bad day.
There is something about listening to sad songs during bouts of melancholy that is comforting to our soul. It’s why the Internet and music streaming sites are full of sad song playlists and why so...

Want to evaluate children’s grammar skills? Start by examining their rhythm.
A unique study by researchers from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center in Tennessee found a unique connection between the ability to distinguish rhythm and advanced grammar skills.
Researcher Reyna Gordon gathered a group of 6-year-olds and had...

A new survey shows that parents overwhelmingly value music education yet we were disappointed how few families incorporate music making into their lives.
The survey -- commissioned by Music Together over the summer -- revealed that 31 percent of parents have never sung to their children...

Taylor Swift is on the verge of having the best-selling album this week but instead of celebrating, the 24-year-old decided to take a stand as an artist.
She pulled her entire catalog of music -- except for one song -- from Spotify, a popular music streaming...

A common question from our beginning piano students has nothing to do with the black and white keys but what’s at the bottom of the piano - the foot pedals.
You’ve seen these pedals, sometimes there are three but often they are only two. These pedals...

We were watching an LA Philharmonic performance thanks to this blog post when a young child came up to us and asked about Gustavo Dudamel.
To an adult, Dudamel is an internationally known conductor, known for his charismatic personality on stage. Yet, to a young child,...